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How easy would it be to clean? I would worry that the grease and other stuff that tends to get everywhere in a well-used kitchen wouldn't easily come out of unfinished wood. (Perhaps I'm mistaken?)

I love the lights! Where could I get them?

I would definitely varnish the wood.

I'm guessing the wood has an oil finish, which would mean they would have to re-oil it every now and then, but would be pretty easy to clean.

I have an unfinished wood dining table (walnut) and I love it. I clean and moisturize it with orange oil. It's nice because it has a lovely matte sheen to it and if it get lightly scratched, its easy to sand and re-oil. Its still new but I'm in love with the idea of it getting a patina over the years.

I love those lights too!

Personally, I like the idea of unfinished wood. As its been said, you would have to oil it. Depending on the size of your kitchen, that could be a lot of work. But if the room was smaller, and it became a part of my cleaning routine, I guess it wouldn't be too bad.

I'm always astounded to hear natural wood grain referred to as "ugly".

There's no substance more beautiful (that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need know).

Paint requires maintenance too. Cleaning and repainting and sometime resurfacing are required whatever substance is used.

I would bet they are oiled which makes them easy to clean.

gorgeous. yes oiling regularly would be important.

also: the lights! where oh where?

My last home had unfinished wood cabinets and grease stains were a problem. And yes, I oiled them with orange oil.

I love the look.

When we did our kitchen, we had to go to a custom cabinet maker (did not have the $$$ for poliform-varenna, our first choice) as we insisted on a matte finish, and no one stocks a truly matte-finished kitchen cabinet door, and none of the semi-custom places would do it for us.

I also love unfinished floors, which are very popular here. They get either an oil or a wax finish. Yes, it does have to be periodically reapplied, but it is gorgeous!

You can already see the look of unvarnished wood creeping in through flooring trends... Personally, I find even semi-gloss floors look gaudy.

"here" = Europe

"You can already see the look of unvarnished wood creeping in " = the trend is starting in North America too

as for the glass pendant, definitely looks mouth blown (handblown ?), and similar to the work of Alison Berger.

Remodelista loves these sorts of pendants, and may have something similar on their site.

I think they're nice to look at but I would have the same concerns about keeping them clean and the hassle of oiling them.

And I think the room would look more interesting if something different had been done to the floor. That's just a lot of wood planks going on.

If the wood is oiled, one shouldn't say it is "unfinished." Because it is finished with oil. Unfinished means left raw, which is not something anybody would or should do with furniture, especially in a kitchen. You can buy some types of furniture unfinished and apply your own finish, whether oil or varnish or paint or whatever. As some people have already noted, "unfinished" wood would get destroyed in a kitchen.

Without doing further research on the photo in this post, those cabinets certainly appear to be stained, or varnished at least. That is a far cry from unfinished wood (which generally has a slightly dull texture). My kitchen table is wood (stained and varnished) and I have never had issues with oil or grease despite the numerous chinese take-out spills (oops). Unfinished, or even oiled only wood, could be more prone to oil absorption. Sealing the wood allows the glow, pattern and texture to come through without compromising on kitchen maintenance.

I can understand some people are purists and need order in their surroundings, but in this kitchen the wood and organic glass shapes contrast with glossy smooth surfaces for a delicious balance of texture.

I love it, but I might have used a slate floor (or some other natural stone) to avoid the wood of the cabinets continuing onto the floor.

I'm desperately searching for an untreated wood table with metal legs. Have even thought of making one myself, but having trouble finding good aged wood planks. Any ideas?

I agree with prairie girl - the cabinets are amazing, but a little overwhelming combined with such a similar wood floor. Combined with a slate, tile, or even painted floor would look great.

That wood is beautiful! Remember what Jerry Seinfeld said to Kramer in response to Kramer's plan to redo his apartment in an all-wood motif..."Wood is good!"

Re: the glass pendants --

They look a lot like the work of Lindsey Adelman, who usually does arrangements of several such globes. However, her work is completely customizable (there are choices for the glass, the metal, as well as the grouping) and so maybe just contact her if you are interested.

http://lindseyadelman.blogspot.com/

beautiful

katerinab- Reclaimed barn wood is a great resource for BEAUTIFULLY aged planks- perfect for shelving and tables. I live in the midwest, so merely watching craigslist's materials category and I see it constantly. Where are you located?

The light fixture: I have an identical pendant from arteriors. I can't find a link to it online or on their website. Mine was ordered for me by a friend who owns a shop.

Natural (looking) wood is a wonderful thing! I don't think this kitchen resembles a log cabin at all -- much too sleek and not nearly rustic enough. Plus the wood grain looks richer than pine, although the knots make me less sure of that. I like it!

i love the look of these cabinets...i would have liked a different flooring though...polished concrete, terrazo, something a little harder edged to contrast with the wood

The cabinets do look like they've been oiled or waxed. I'm not sure that's entirely unfinished. They're gorgeous, though.